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Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc ; 45(4): 313-20, 2007.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17949568

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To identify the associated factors for non-compliance among women for the cervical cancer screening program. METHODS: A case-control study was carried out in which cases were women who were just diagnosed with cervical cancer (confirmed with pathological study); controls were women not having cervical cancer (negative pathological study). Cases and controls had the same age, lived in the same geographical area and were selected from the primary care facilities. Lack of compliance for cervical cancer screening was defined as the time since the last cytology (no previous Pap test or > or =3 years since last Pap test). A logistic regression analysis served to identify the associated factors to the lack of compliance. RESULTS: There were 279 cases and 392 controls included in the study. The rate of non-compliance among cases was 76.7% and among controls was 29.6%. Among cases 45.5% had never undergone Pap test compared with 9.9% of controls. Main risk factors for non-compliance to attend to cervical cancer screening were age > 65 years (aOR = 2.9, 95% CI 1.6-5-3); illiteracy (aOR = 3.8, 95% CI 1.7-6); use of public transportation to attend to the preventive service (aOR = 2.3, 95% CI 1.2-6.4); more than five pregnancies (aOR = 3.0, 95% CI 1.6-5.3) and lack of knowledge about cervical cancer (aOR = 4.2, 95% CI 3.6-7.2). CONCLUSION: The rate of non-compliance close to 30% was high; social and cultural risk factors were the most relevant.


Subject(s)
Treatment Refusal/statistics & numerical data , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/pathology , Vaginal Smears/statistics & numerical data , Adult , Aged , Case-Control Studies , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Risk Factors
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Rev Invest Clin ; 58(3): 217-27, 2006.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16958297

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To determine factors associated with medical care abandon of women with CIN. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A nested case-control study in a cohort was done. Patients referred to clinical Dysplasia of Gyneco-Obstetrician Services in third level Hospitals were considered. CASES: Patients who abandoned medical care. CONTROLS: women who attend their medical appointments during follow-up. All subjects underwent structured interviews focused on social, clinical and health services factors in two different times, applied at the beginning of study and the end of follow-up. Clinical records were reviewed to obtain clinical information. ANALYSIS: Descriptive and inferential statistical was done. Non conditional Logistic Regression analysis was done to obtain adjusted association. RESULTS: Abandon cumulative incidence rate was 108/525 = 20.7% (I.C. 95% = 17.2-24.3); 60.2% happened in diagnosis phase, 17.7% ocured during therapeutic phase and 23.1% happened in surveillance phase. We studied 108 cases and 417 controls to analysis. Next adjusted risk factors were obtained: Afraid to death (ORa = 4.2, IC.95% = 1.8-9.5), long appointments (ORa = 6.6, I.C.95% = 3.4-13.0), lack of privacity (ORa = 12.5, I.C.95% = 2.6-59.8), reject to treatment (ORa = 40.4, I.C.95% = 2.1-785.4), lack of information (ORa = 41.9, I.C.95% =14.2-124.1) and other factors. CONCLUSIONS: Patient perception, access and barriers in health services were the most important factors associated with medical care abandon.


Subject(s)
Motivation , Patient Dropouts/psychology , Precancerous Conditions/psychology , Uterine Cervical Dysplasia/psychology , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/parasitology , Adult , Attitude to Health , Case-Control Studies , Cohort Studies , Fear , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Health Services Accessibility , Humans , Interview, Psychological , Mexico , Middle Aged , Patient Dropouts/statistics & numerical data , Patient Education as Topic , Patient Selection , Precancerous Conditions/therapy , Risk Factors , Time Factors , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/therapy , Uterine Cervical Dysplasia/therapy
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Rev. invest. clín ; 58(3): 217-227, June-May- 2006. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-632354

ABSTRACT

Objective. To determine factors associated with medical care abandon of women with CIN. Material and methods. A nested case-control study in a cohort was done. Patients referred to clinical Dysplasia of Gyneco-Obstetrician Services in third level Hospitals were considered. Cases: Patients who abandoned medical care. Controls: women who attend their medical appointments during follow-up. All subjects underwent structured interviews focused on social, clinical and health services factors in two different times, applied at the beginning of study and the end of follow-up. Clinical records were reviewed to obtain clinical information. Analysis: Descriptive and inferential statistical was done. Non conditional Logistic Regression analysis was done to obtain adjusted association. Results. Abandon cumulative incidence rate was 108/525 = 20.7% (I.C 95% = 17.2-24.3); 60.2% happened in diagnosis phase, 17.7% ocured during therapeutic phase and 23.1% happened in surveillance phase. We studied 108 cases and 417 controls to analysis. Next adjusted risk factors were obtained: Afraid to death (ORa = 4.2, I.C.95% = 1.8-9.5), long appointments (ORa = 6.6, I.C95% = 3.4-13.0), lack of privacity (ORa = 12.5, I.C.95% = 2.6-59.8), reject to treatment (ORa = 40.4, I.C.95% = 2.1-785.4), lack of information (ORa = 41.9, I.C95% =14.2-124.1) and other factors. Conclusions. Patient perception, access and barriers in health services were the most important factors associated with medical care abandon.


Objetivo. Determinar factores asociados al abandono del proceso de atención de NIC. Material y métodos. Se realizó un estudio de casos y controles anidado en una cohorte de mujeres referidas a las clínicas de displasias de dos hospitales de tercer nivel. Casos: pacientes que abandonaron su atención médica. Controles: pacientes que cumplieron con sus citas médicas. Las pacientes contestaron una entrevista estructurada respecto a variables sociodemográficas y de atención médica al inicio y al final del seguimiento. Los datos clínicos se obtuvieron de la revisión de expedientes. Análisis: Medidas de frecuencia y asociación, ajustando variables con Regresión Logística no Condicionada. Resultados. La tasa de abandono fue de 108/525 = 20.7% (17.2-24.3); 60.2% ocurrieron en la fase diagnóstica, 17.7% durante el tratamiento y 23.1% en la fase de vigilancia y/o control. Un total de 108 casos y 417 controles fueron considerados para el análisis. Los factores de riesgo ajustados fueron: miedo a la muerte (ORa = 4.2, I.C.95% = 1.8-9.5), citas prolongadas (ORa = 6.6, I.C.95% = 3.4-13.0), falta de privacidad (ORa = 12.5, I.C.95% = 2.6-59.8), rechazo al tratamiento propuesto (ORa = 40.4, I.C.95% = 2.1-785.4) y falta de información (ORa = 41.9, I.C.95% = 14.2-124.1) entre otros. Conclusiones. Los factores relacionados con la percepción de gravedad de la enfermedad y las barreras al acceso de los servicios de salud fueron los de mayor importancia para abandonar la atención médica.


Subject(s)
Adult , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Uterine Cervical Dysplasia/psychology , Motivation , Patient Dropouts/psychology , Precancerous Conditions/psychology , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/parasitology , Attitude to Health , Case-Control Studies , Cohort Studies , Uterine Cervical Dysplasia/therapy , Fear , Follow-Up Studies , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Health Services Accessibility , Interview, Psychological , Mexico , Patient Education as Topic , Patient Selection , Patient Dropouts/statistics & numerical data , Precancerous Conditions/therapy , Risk Factors , Time Factors , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/therapy
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Gynecol Oncol ; 90(2): 310-7, 2003 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12893192

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to determine the association between viral load of high risk human papilloma virus (HPV) using the Hybrid Capture II (HC II) system and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) lesion stage. METHODS: A total of 182 consecutive women with confirmed diagnoses of CIN 1-3 and 182 healthy women with negative Pap were included. All subjects underwent structured interviews focused on socioeconomic and reproductive factors. HC II testing was used to detect human papilloma virus (HPV) DNA. Viral load was measured by light measurements expressed as relative lights unit (RLU) ratio (specimens/control). Log(10)RLU ratios were categorized for analysis into four groups: negative (

Subject(s)
DNA, Viral/analysis , Papillomaviridae/genetics , Papillomavirus Infections/virology , Tumor Virus Infections/virology , Uterine Cervical Dysplasia/virology , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/virology , Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Mexico , Middle Aged , Neoplasm Staging , Risk Factors , Sexual Behavior , Socioeconomic Factors , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/pathology , Viral Load , Uterine Cervical Dysplasia/pathology
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Rev Invest Clin ; 54(4): 299-306, 2002.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12415953

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To determine the high risk HPV (HR-HPV) association with Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN) in women of two Dysplasia Clinics in Mexico City. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Prolective case-control study was done. Women with and without security affiliation attended in Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (Hospital 1) and Hospital General de México (Hospital 2) were included in the study. Cases were women with histopathologic diagnosis of CIN and controls were women with negative dysplasia in cytologic study (Pap). Information was obtained by direct interview. HR-HPV was determined by Hybrid Capture II assay, in cervical samples. Bivariate and logistic regression analysis was done. RESULTS: One hundred and two cases and 192 controls from Hospital 1 and 89 cases and 66 controls from Hospital 2 were included. 83.3% and 77.3% of women from Hospital 1 and 2 respectively were positive to HR-HPV. The association HR-HPV and CIN in Hospital 1 was ORa = 40.6, C.I. 95% = 17-96.8; while in Hospital 2 there was not association. Age was an effect modifier in the HR-HVP and CIN association, in Hospital 1. It was observed a correlation between viral load and CIN degree. CONCLUSIONS: The HR-HPV infection frequency in controls and CIN I was higher than the reported in other studies. Age was a modifier in the HR-HPV association and CIN. In dysplasia clinics without medical referral system of patients is possible to observe similar risk factors to cervical cancer.


Subject(s)
Papillomaviridae/isolation & purification , Papillomavirus Infections/epidemiology , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/virology , Adult , Biopsy , Case-Control Studies , DNA Probes, HPV , DNA, Viral/isolation & purification , Female , Hospitals, General , Hospitals, Public , Humans , Mexico/epidemiology , Middle Aged , Nucleic Acid Hybridization , Papillomaviridae/classification , Papillomaviridae/pathogenicity , Prevalence , Prospective Studies , Reproductive History , Risk Factors , Surveys and Questionnaires , Urban Population , Uterine Cervical Dysplasia/epidemiology , Uterine Cervical Dysplasia/virology , Uterine Cervical Dysplasia/pathology , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/epidemiology , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/pathology , Virulence
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Rev. invest. clín ; 54(4): 299-306, jul.-ago. 2002.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-332910

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To determine the high risk HPV (HR-HPV) association with Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN) in women of two Dysplasia Clinics in Mexico City. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Prolective case-control study was done. Women with and without security affiliation attended in Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (Hospital 1) and Hospital General de MÚxico (Hospital 2) were included in the study. Cases were women with histopathologic diagnosis of CIN and controls were women with negative dysplasia in cytologic study (Pap). Information was obtained by direct interview. HR-HPV was determined by Hybrid Capture II assay, in cervical samples. Bivariate and logistic regression analysis was done. RESULTS: One hundred and two cases and 192 controls from Hospital 1 and 89 cases and 66 controls from Hospital 2 were included. 83.3 and 77.3 of women from Hospital 1 and 2 respectively were positive to HR-HPV. The association HR-HPV and CIN in Hospital 1 was ORa = 40.6, C.I. 95 = 17-96.8; while in Hospital 2 there was not association. Age was an effect modifier in the HR-HVP and CIN association, in Hospital 1. It was observed a correlation between viral load and CIN degree. CONCLUSIONS: The HR-HPV infection frequency in controls and CIN I was higher than the reported in other studies. Age was a modifier in the HR-HPV association and CIN. In dysplasia clinics without medical referral system of patients is possible to observe similar risk factors to cervical cancer.


Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Papillomaviridae , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms , Papillomavirus Infections/epidemiology , Papillomaviridae , Virulence , Biopsy , DNA, Viral , DNA Probes, HPV , Case-Control Studies , Uterine Cervical Dysplasia , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms , Prevalence , Prospective Studies , Risk Factors , Hospitals, General , Mexico , Nucleic Acid Hybridization , Reproductive History , Hospitals, Public , Urban Population , Surveys and Questionnaires
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Rev. méd. IMSS ; 39(4): 325-333, jul.-ago. 2001. tab, CD-ROM
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-306593

ABSTRACT

La neoplasia intraepitelial cervical es una lesión preinvasora que precede al cáncer cervicouterino. El objetivo de este estudio fue identificar los factores sociales, clínicos y reproductivos que se relacionan con dicha neoplasia, en una población derechohabiente del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), residente de la ciudad de México. Diseño: estudio de casos y controles prolectivo.Lugar de estudio: unidades de atención médica de tercer y primer nivel de atención.Casos: mujeres con diagnóstico histopatológico de primera vez de neoplasia intraepitelial cervical. Controles: Se identificaron dos tipos: comunitario (control 1), mujeres con dos estudios de papanicolaou negativos a displasia, adscritas a unidades de medicina familiar de la misma zona de referencia de los casos; hospitalario (control 2), mujeres con patología ginecológica benigna, negativas a neoplasia intraepitelial o cáncer de cérvix, de la misma unidad de tercer nivel de atención de los casos de referencia.Mediciones: entrevistas a las pacientes por personal capacitado para identificar variables sociales, clínicas y reproductivas. Se llevaron a cabo medidas de frecuencia, comparación de rangos para muestras independientes por U de Mann-Whitney, razones de riesgo y análisis de regresión logística no condicionada, para medir la asociación ajustada por otras variables. Se calcularon intervalos de confianza a 95 por ciento.Resultados: se estudiaron 150 casos, 157 con-troles comunitarios y 99 controles hospitalarios. Los principales factores de riesgo fueron el antecedente de cinco o más partos, la positividad a enfermedades de transmisión sexual, el mayor número de parejas sexuales, el antecedente positivo a cáncer cervicouterino y la edad para el primer control de papanicolaou después de los 40 años.Conclusiones: los factores reproductivos y sexuales definen claramente a población en riesgo para desarrollar neoplasia intraepitelial cervical. Las diferencias observadas entre los dos tipos de controles se deben principalmente a la relación de algunos factores con la patología ginecológica benigna de base, que hacen subestimar dicha asociación.


Subject(s)
Humans , Adult , Female , Middle Aged , Sex Factors , Socioeconomic Factors , Vaginal Smears , Risk Factors
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Med. interna Méx ; 14(6): 259-62, nov.-dic. 1998. graf, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-248338

ABSTRACT

Antecedentes. La diabetes mellitus (DM) continúa siendo una causa muy importante de morbilidad y mortalidad. El propósito del tratamiento antidiabético es alcanzar la normoglucemia y de esta forma evitar las complicaciones tardías. Se han establecido diferentes estrategias terapéuticas, las cuales incluyen a la dieta, al ejercicio físico y los medicamentos, como sulfonilureas, biguanidas, insulina, inhibidores de las Ó-glucosidasas. Objetivo. Comparar la eficacia de la acarbosa o Psyllium plantago más hipoglucemiante oral en el control de la glucemia en el paciente diabético no insulinodependiente. Material y métodos. Estudio clínico abierto, con distribución al azar, controlado, con grupo paralelo. Los criterios de inclusión fueron: a) pacientes con diabetes mellitus no insulinodependiente con una concentración de hemoglobina glucosidada > 8 por ciento, pese a uso de hipoglucemiante oral y dieta; b) glucemia en ayuno > 140 mg/dl o glucemia posprandial de 2 horas > 180 mg/dl; c) depuración de creatinina > ml/min; d) niveles de LDL > 150 mg/dl. Se distribuyó al azar en los grupos de tratamiento de acuerdo con una tabla preestablecida, grupo de hipoglucemiante oral más acarbosa (A) y grupo de hipoglucemiante oral más Psyllium plantago(P). Se determinó glucemia en ayuno, glucemia posprandial de 2 horas, hemoglobina glucosilada, lipoproteínas de baja densidad (LDL). Se calculó frecuencia y medidas de tendencia central y dispersión de todas las variables y las variables cuantitativas se analizaron mediante la prueba de t de Student. La significancia estadística se estableció con un valor de p<0.05. Resultados. La hemoglobina glucosilada fue menor en el grupo A, con un promedio de 7.14 ñ 0.33 por ciento, mientras en el grupo P tuvo un valor de 9.62 ñ 0.48 por ciento (p<0.05); lo mismo ocurrió para los valores de glucemia en ayunas y posprandial de 2 horas; sin embargo, no se observó diferencia signficativa en las concentraciones de LDL. Conclusiones. Los resultados de nuestro estudio demuestran la utilidad de la acarbosa en combinación con hipoglucemiantes orales para disminuir la hemoglobina glucosilada y la hiperglucemia del paciente diabético crónicamente descontrolado


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Biguanides/administration & dosage , Blood Glucose/metabolism , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/metabolism , Hypoglycemic Agents/administration & dosage , Plantago/metabolism , Sulfonylurea Compounds/administration & dosage , Creatinine , Glycated Hemoglobin , Lipoproteins, LDL
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Rev. méd. IMSS ; 36(5): 353-62, sept.-oct. 1998. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-243127

ABSTRACT

Objetivo: conocer algunas características hospitalarias e identificar su asociación con las defunciones calificadas como inesperadas. Material y métodos: se trata a un estudio transversal en el que fueron evaluados los expedientes de las defunciones ocurridas entre 1994 y 1995 en un hospital pediátrico de tercer nivel, sin distinción del sexo, edad o enfermedad del paciente. Una vez valoradas, las defunciones fueron calificadas como esperadas, inesperadas o súbitas por el Subcomité de Mortalidad del hospital. El análisis se realizó con medidas de frecuencia y estimación de pruebas de hipótesis para muestras independientes con intervalo de confianza de 95 por ciento (IC 95 por ciento). Resultados: se estudiaron 411 defunciones evaluadas por el Subcomité de Mortalidad, que representaron 79.5 por ciento del total. De acuerdo con la evolución del padecimiento, 67.6 por ciento fue calificado como defunción esperada a corto plazo, 11.9 por ciento como esperada a largo plazo, 15.6 por ciento inesperada y 4.9 por ciento súbita. Los pacientes evaluados como estables al ingreso tuvieron mayor frecuencia de defunciones inesperadas que los muy graves (OR = 8.4, IC 95 por ciento = 3.9-18). La identificación de problemas en el diagnóstico (OR = 2.3, IC 95 por ciento 1.3-3.8) y en el tratamiento (OR = 3.8, IC 95 por ciento = 2.3-6.2) fueron variables que presentaron diferencias significativas. Conclusiones: la evaluación de las condiciones en que se presentaron las defunciones respecto a la atención hospitalaria permite tomar medidas que pueden prevenir problemas en la atención médica futura


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Infant, Newborn , Infant , Child, Preschool , Adolescent , Incurable Patients , Infant Mortality , Cause of Death , Transportation of Patients , Hospital Mortality , Treatment Failure , Diagnostic Errors , Outcome Assessment, Health Care , Medical Futility , Time Factors
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Arch. med. res ; 29(3): 263-70, jul.-sept. 1998. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-232644

ABSTRACT

Background. Cervical cancer is the most important cancer in Mexican women. Early detection is possible by means of the Papanicolaou(Pap) test; however, the coverage in Mexico is low. Methods. A cross-sectional survey was carried out in a representative sample of women from the Tlalpan area of Mexico City. Social, reproductive and health care factors associated with the lack of the Pap test with respect to adequate use and misuse were identified. Both bivariate and logistic regression analyses were used fot he adjustment of variables. Results. Of 1,215 women studied, 22.5 percent had never had a pap smear, 42 percent had misused the test (<90 percent of triennial performance), and 35.5 percent had adequately used the test (=90 percent of triennial performance). The main factors related to the lack of use were the following: not knowing about the Pap test (ORa=35.16, 95 percent C.I. =17.4 - 7.9); having fewer than 6 years of education (ORa = 4.5, 95 percent C.I.=2.5 - 8.4); women younger than 30 years of age (ORa=3.4 95 percent C.I.=2.3 - 5.1); use of contraceptives (OR==0.4, 95 percent C.I.=0.2 - 0.8); history of sexually transmitted disease (ORa=0.3, 95 percent C.I.=0.1 - 0.8), and the principal informant about the Pap test, i.e., the health services personnel (ORa=0.02, 95 percent C.I.=0.0008 - 0.05). Conclusions. The lack of use and the misuse of Pap smears vary importantly among the different social and reproductive factors. But the principal reasons for lack of use were not knowing about the Pap test and a low education level. We propose a greater diffusion on the benefits of the test in the Mexican population, through massive means of communication and health services


Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Adult , Cross-Over Studies , Marital Status , Occupations , Risk Factors , Sanitary Surveys, Water Supply , Socioeconomic Factors , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/diagnosis , Vaginal Smears , Mexico
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Enferm. Infecc. microbiol ; 17(4): 121-7, jul.-ago. 1997. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-210864

ABSTRACT

Las infecciones se presentan con mayor frecuencia como causa asociada a la muerte en pacientes pediátricos con cáncer. El objetivo fue conocer la diferencia en la frecuencia de infección y factores clínicos entre los grupos de neoplasias en defunciones de niños con cáncer. Material y métodos: Se revisaron expedientes clínicos de defunciónes, ocurridas de 1990 a 1994 en el Hospital de Pediatría del Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI. Las neoplasias fueron agrupadas en leucemias, linfomas y tumores sólidos. Se estudiaron algunas características clínicas del paciente y de las infecciones. Resultados: Se revisaron 115 casos, leucemias 52 por ciento, linfomas 13 por ciento y tumores sólidos 35 por ciento. La infección se presentó en 52 pacientes (45 por ciento), otras causas fueron hemorragia y extensión de la neoplasia. En leucemias el 60 por ciento presentó infección (OR=6 LI.95 por ciento 2.2-17), linfomas el 53 por ciento (OR=4.81.C.95 por ciento 1.1-20) y 20 por ciento en tumores sólidos (OR=1). La granulocitopenia en pacientes con infecciones fue ocho veces mayor en las leucemias respecto a los linfomas y tumores sólidos. Escherichia coli y Pseudomonas aeruginosa fueron los principales gérmenes aislados. Conclusiones: Las infecciones con presencia de granulocitopenia como causa asociada a muerte en niños con neoplasias fueron más frecuentes en leucemias que en linfomas y tumores sólidos. Los organismos gramnegativos fueron los más frecuentemente aislados


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Child, Preschool , Escherichia coli/isolation & purification , Neoplasms/complications , Neoplasms/microbiology , Neoplasms/mortality , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/isolation & purification , Sepsis/etiology , Sepsis/mortality
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Bol. méd. Hosp. Infant. Méx ; 52(5): 296-303, mayo 1995. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-158854

ABSTRACT

Introducción. La mortalidad que ocurre en las primeras horas de estancia hospitalaria está relacionada con otros factores además de la atención médica, por lo que el objetivo de estudio fue determinar los factores médicos, familiares y administrativos asociados a defunsiones tempranas de pacientes pediátricos hospitalizados. Material y métodos. Estudio de casos y controles pareado. Casos: defunciones ocurridas antes de 72 horas de estancia hospitalaria. Controles: defunsiones ocurridas después de 72 horas de estancia y pacientes egresados vivos. Revisión de expedientes de 1990-1993. Resultados. Las defunciones tempranas se asociaron con gravedad (OR = 15, IC = 1.8-290), tener más de una hospitalización (OR = 2.9, IC = 1.28-6.9), el estado nutricional alterado (OR = 2.1, IC = 1.1-4.1) y deficiencia en la atención de paciente (OR = 5.8, IC = 2.5-1.4) al comparar con los controles vivos. El traslado al hospital duarante los turnos vespertino y nocturno tuvo un riesgo de 3.7 (IC = 1.04-17.1), al comparar con pacientes que fallecieron después de 72 horas; haber sido trasladado por falta de recursos y el ingreso espontáneo al hospital, se asociaron con ambos tipos de controles. No se encontró relación entre los factores familiares y las defunciones tempranas. Conclusiones. La gravedad y los factores administrativos tienen una fuerte asociación con las defunciones ocurridas en las primeras 72 horas


Subject(s)
Child , Humans , Epidemiologic Factors , Outcome Assessment, Health Care/statistics & numerical data , Outcome Assessment, Health Care/organization & administration , Family Health , Hospital Departments/organization & administration , Hospital Mortality/trends , Indicators of Morbidity and Mortality , Infant Mortality/trends
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